Category: South Korea 2

An unseen temple

DAY 8 (Reading time: 5 minutes) Are you familiar with Murphy? That guy who actually runs our lives, no matter how much we want to believe we’re the masters of

Seongsan Ilchulbong

DAY 7 (Reading time: 4 minutes) Today, we had reserved a hike to Hallasan, the highest mountain in South Korea. That’s right – reserved. After all, they can’t just let

Heading for ponies!

DAY 6 (Reading time: 5 minutes) In South Korea, we often run into the “selection” problem when it comes to breakfast. A typical Westerner might have sweet or savory pastries,

Stone, there, stone…

DAY 5 (Reading time: 7 minutes) Never trust the weather on Jeju! The island is influenced by climatic conditions of mainland Korea, Japan, and China (if you’ve read The Three-Body

The bus on Jeju is a lie

DAY 4 (Reading time: 5 minutes) Jeju is known by Koreans as the “Hawaii of South Korea.” This volcanic island, the largest in South Korea, is dotted with volcanic craters

Donkey´s special SPECIAL

(Reading time: 5 minutes) Who are we looking for? Those interested in expanding their knowledge about traveling in South Korea, specifically in the DMZ, and those eager to learn about

170m south of eden

DAY 3 (Reading time: 6 minutes) I didn’t sleep all night. Not a single minute. I can’t say I didn’t shut my eyes, though, because I spent long time lying

Not the largest, 1st to shine

DAY 2 (Reading time: 5 minutes) Seoul can still be very hot and humid even in mid-September; temperatures hover around 30°C, and it feels like being inside a well-run laundry.

Crush on Soul

DAY 1 (Reading time: 5 minutes) What are your expectations when returning to places you visited years ago? Do you want to see what has changed, or secretly wish that

Prologue

(Reading time: 4 minutes) The concept of traveling is fundamentally simple. It involves the process of moving a person from a place they consider their home to a place others